What Happened in 1957

'The Town' Is Published

The Town (1957) is the second novel in the Snopes trilogy that began with The Hamlet (included in Novels 1936–1940). Here the rise of the rapacious... Read more

Mid-South Tornado Outbreak

A tornado outbreak occurred on May 24, 1957 from west eastern New Mexico into central Oklahoma. Like typical plains tornadoes, the tornadoes... Read more

"That'll be the Day" by the Crickets is Released

On May 27, "That'll Be The Day" was released as a single, credited to the Crickets to try to bypass Decca's claimed legal rights. When the song... Read more

"A Face In The Crowd" Is Released

A Face in the Crowd (1957) is a motion picture starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau, and directed by Elia Kazan. The... Read more

"The Prince and the Showgirl" is released

When Grandduke Charles, the prince-regent of Carpatha, a fictitious Balkan country which could start a European war by switching alliances, visits... Read more

Hurricane Audrey

Hurricane Audrey was the first major hurricane of the 1957 Atlantic hurricane season. Audrey was the only storm to reach Category 4 status in June.... Read more

"Love In The Afternoon" Is Released

Love in the Afternoon is a 1957 romantic comedy starring Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, and Maurice Chevalier, and directed by Billy Wilder. It... Read more

John Lennon meets Paul McCartney

In March 1957 John Lennon formed a skiffle group called The Quarrymen. McCartney met Lennon on 6 July 1957, and agreed to join the group a few days... Read more

Althea Gibson Wins The Women's Singles Title At Wimbledon

On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson won the women's singles title at Wimbledon. She was the first African American to win a tennis championship at the... Read more

The first official Quarry Men performance

The first "official" public, albeit unsuccessful, performance by The Quarry Men - they failed to impress when they auditioned before the promoter... Read more

"A Hatful Of Rain" Is Released

A Hatful of Rain is a 1957 dramatic film. It stars Eva Marie Saint, Don Murray, Anthony Franciosa, Lloyd Nolan and Henry Silva. The movie was... Read more

"Silk Stockings" Is Released

Silk Stockings is a 1957 MGM musical film remake of Ninotchka. It was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starred Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. The... Read more

Republic of Tunisia Proclaimed

Nationalist agitation forced France to recognize Tunisian independence and sovereignty in 1956. The constituent assembly deposed the bey on July... Read more

Joe Biden attends Archmere Academy

Biden went to the Archmere Academy in Claymont, where he was a standout halfback/wide receiver on the high school football team; he helped lead a... Read more

Nine black students are prevented from entering formerly all-white Little Rock Central High School by the Arkansas National Guard

The Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who were enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. The ensuing Little Rock... Read more

'On The Road' is Published

The story is set in the late 1940s. told in the first person by Sal Paradise, a budding writer given to ecstasies about America, hot jazz, the... Read more

President Eisenhower Signs the Civil Rights Act of 1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1957, primarily a voting rights bill, was the first civil rights legislation enacted by Congress in the United States since... Read more

"A King in New York" (film) is Released

A King in New York is a 1957 film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin in his last leading role, which presents a satirical view of certain... Read more

1957 World Series

The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions, the New York Yankees (American League), playing against the Milwaukee Braves (National... Read more

"The Bridge On The River Kwai" Is Released

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on the novel The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer... Read more

Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 1 Satellite

Sputnik 1 was the world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into a low altitude elliptical orbit by the Soviet Union on 4... Read more

'Atlas Shrugged' is Published

Atlas Shrugged (1957) is a mystery story, Ayn Rand once commented, "not about the murder of man’s body, but about the murder—and rebirth—of man’s... Read more

Elvis releases Elvis' Christmas Album

Elvis' Christmas Album is the fourth album by Elvis Presley on RCA Victor Records, LPM 1951, released in October 1957, and recorded at Radio... Read more

Antonio Villas Boas Abducted from Brazilian Farm

Believe or not, a sexual intercourse was engaged by her. Such relationship was short, but normal (if we can say so). His "pleasure" was sometimes... Read more

"Jailhouse Rock" Is Released

Jailhouse Rock is an American motion picture directed by Richard Thorpe, released by MGM on October 17, 1957. The film stars Elvis Presley (his... Read more